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Anyone who has been to a trade show in the past couple years wouldn’t be surprised to hear that inkjet printing solutions are moving hard and fast into the packaging arena. They are being offered in all shapes and sizes, but one thing they have in common is a propensity for cost-effective short-run printing.

X-Rite, Inc. has nearly doubled the locations this spring where it will be offering its Fundamentals of Color and Appearance (FOCA) one-day seminar.

DENVER, Colo.—iPhone users can now get a free custom label printing quote in less than a minute with the new iLabel application from Lightning Labels.

DENVER, Colo.—The Design Management Institute (DMI) will hold a seminar on sustainable design Oct. 16-17. The seminar will be taught by Adam Richardson, director of product strategy, frog design, inc. and Sara Todd, senior design analyst, frog design, inc. The topic of sustainable or “green” design is of increasing urgency to companies involved in product development. Recent surveys have shown that key customer segments are willing to pay more in order to buy greener products. This seminar, taught by two leaders of frog design’s sustainable design initiative, will address the fundamental issues of sustainable design and introduce a broad range of frameworks and

PITTSBURGH, Pa. and DENVER, Colo.—Plextronics, Inc. announced the introduction of its ink systems for organic solar cell fabrication at the IDTechEx PV Beyond Conventional Silicon Conference in Denver, Colorado. Developed around its record-setting photovoltaic technology, the company is releasing two versions of its Plexcore® PV ink system for use in research applications. The company is already scheduled to fulfill multiple orders for Plexcore® PV ink by the end of June. Troy Hammond, Plextronics’ vice president of products and a presenter at the conference, said that this is the first time the company has offered its organic photovoltaic (PV) product for sale. “We began our

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Dennis Garrity, head of the DREC steering committee, announced the final details for the Diecutting Resource Exposition & Conference (DREC), which will be held in Kansas City, on Tuesday, Oct. 30; in Denver on Friday, Nov. 2; and in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 5. This free one-day education, information, and problem-solving workshop has 18 exhibitors; two industry expert session leaders in Clint Medlock and Kevin Carey; and a technical solutions clinic combined with new products, new materials, and new techniques. For more information about this opportunity and to register call 1-800-227-7528, or visit www.drec.org